This statistic displays the percentage of single-use plastics littering beaches in each of the four regional sea areas in the European Union (EU-28) as of 2017. The graph shows that cigarette butts were a common occurrence on EU beaches, making up ** percent of plastics littler on beaches on the North Atlantic. Other plastics such as fragments, food packaging or nets and ropes were the most common litter on average throughout these regions.
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Eunomia. (October 1, 2017). Percentage of single-use plastics items littering four regional sea areas in the European Union (EU-28) as of 2017*, by type [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/815593/single-use-plastic-beach-litter-european-union-eu-28/
Eunomia. "Percentage of single-use plastics items littering four regional sea areas in the European Union (EU-28) as of 2017*, by type." Chart. October 1, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/815593/single-use-plastic-beach-litter-european-union-eu-28/
Eunomia. (2017). Percentage of single-use plastics items littering four regional sea areas in the European Union (EU-28) as of 2017*, by type. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2026. /statistics/815593/single-use-plastic-beach-litter-european-union-eu-28/
Eunomia. "Percentage of Single-use Plastics Items Littering Four Regional Sea Areas in The European Union (Eu-28) as of 2017*, by Type." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Oct 2017, /statistics/815593/single-use-plastic-beach-litter-european-union-eu-28/
Eunomia, Percentage of single-use plastics items littering four regional sea areas in the European Union (EU-28) as of 2017*, by type ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/815593/single-use-plastic-beach-litter-european-union-eu-28/ (last visited July 26, 2026)
Percentage of single-use plastics items littering four regional sea areas in the European Union (EU-28) as of 2017*, by type [Graph], Eunomia, October 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/815593/single-use-plastic-beach-litter-european-union-eu-28/
